IthacaLit

In the guise of a beggar, Odysseus returned to Ithaca.

Isaac Cordal

If we start from the base of an industrial model, we would be the individuals inside a society that tries to mold us.

With the simple act of miniaturization and thoughtful placement, Isaac Cordal magically expands the imagination of pedestrians, when they find his sculptures on the street. "Cement Eclipses" is a critical definition of our behavior as a social mass. The artwork focuses attention on our devalued relationship with nature through a critical look at the collateral effects of our evolution. Using a master stage director's touch, Cordal places the figures in locations that quickly open doors to other worlds. The scenes zoom in on routine tasks of the contemporary human being.

​Men and women are suspended, isolated, in a motion or pose that takes on multiple meanings. The sympathetic figures are easy to relate to and laugh with. They present fragments of nature, still present, that highlights symptoms of survival. The precariousness of these anonymous statuettes, at the height of the sole of the passersby, represents the nomadic remainder of an imperfect construction of a working society. These small sculptures contemplate the demolition and reconstruction of everything around us. They capture the absurdity of our existence.

Isaac Cordal is sympathetic toward his little people. Perhaps you can empathize with their situations, their leisure time, their waiting for buses and even their more tragic moments such as accidental death or suicide. The sculptures can be found in gutters, on top of buildings, on top of bus shelters, and in many unlikely places.